Tuesday, June 6, 2017

MANILA,
June 5, 2017 – One of the best-reviewed and most-anticipated Super
Hero movies of all time, director Patty Jenkins’s epic action
adventure “Wonder Woman” soared to the top of the Philippine box
office on its opening weekend, earning a record-shattering P233-M,
and still climbing.

The
Warner Bros. Pictures release, which stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince
/ Wonder Woman and Chris Pine as her ally Steve Trevor, marks the
global icon’s first-ever solo feature film and the first female-led
big screen adventure of the modern superhero era. The announcement
was made today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros.
Philippines.

The
massive weekend figures have given “Wonder Woman” the country's
biggest female superhero movie opening of all time, and the biggest
opening for a foreign movie directed by a woman (outgrossing “Fifty
Shades of Grey” at P94.5-M).

Other
notable records achieved were the second biggest opening weekend for
the year (surpassing “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2” at P159-M);
fourth biggest June opening weekend all-time (ahead of “Transformers:
Dark of the Moon” at P210-M) and second biggest opening weekend
ever for a Warner Bros. (overtaking “Batman v Superman: Dawn
Justice at P162-M for a two-day weekend).

“Wonder
Woman” arrived in PH cinemas on a wave of universally enthusiastic
reviews and unprecedented want-to-see scores. Soliven said, “Patty
Jenkins and her talented cast and crew have delivered the Wonder
Woman adventure that new and longtime fans have been waiting for, and
we’re glad to see the film connect in such a big way with
moviegoers across the Philippines.”

The
impressive global total makes “Wonder Woman” the largest
female-lead superhero movie opening of all time, the biggest opening
in June for a superhero movie, and the biggest opening in June for a
Warner Bros. film. With a Certified Fresh rating of 93% on Rotten
Tomatoes, the film is also one of the best-reviewed superhero films
ever, and its CinemaScore of A shows audiences agree.

In
the US, the film has grossed $100.5 million and has the highest
opening weekend box office of all time for a female director.

Before
she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, raised
on a sheltered island paradise and trained to be an unconquerable
warrior. When an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of
a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her
home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a
war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her
true destiny.

Now
playing across the Philippines, “Wonder Woman” is distributed
worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment
Company.